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IEFA vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to IWD's +27.5%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $190.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, and $83.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.

IEFA on its own →IWD on its own →
At a glance
+12.3%
IEFA total return, 1 year
+27.5%
IWD total return, 1 year
0.07%
IEFA expense ratio
0.18%
IWD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.2 points; IEFA is 2.3 times larger.

IEFA vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEFAIWD
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.3%+27.5%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IMI IndexRussell 1000 Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$190.1bn$83.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.3%29.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and IWD hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEFA IWD
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36% 0.11%
PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.12% 0.11%
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.10% 0.17%
HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.08% 0.08%
MERCK 0.08% 0.93%
VINCI SA 0.23% 0.07%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.38% 0.07%
ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.24% 0.06%
ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.05% 0.10%
EQT 0.05% 0.09%
TESCO PLC 0.18% 0.04%
APA GROUP UNITS 0.04% 0.05%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IEFA
ASML HOLDING 2.55%
SHELL 1.21%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.18%
NOVARTIS AG 1.14%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.04%
NESTLE SA 1.04%
SAP 0.97%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.92%
Only in IWD
APPLE 6.08%
AMAZON.COM INC 5.95%
MICROSOFT 5.21%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 2.67%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.37%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.96%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.71%
WALMART 1.26%
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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks the Russell 1000 value
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +27.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +27.7% (VONV)
Gap to its benchmark −2.0 pts vs ACWX −0.2 pts vs VONV
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.18%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 90.0%
Holdings 2629 871
Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and IWD as of Oct 27, 2026 $190.4bn $83.0bn

IEFA and IWD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
IEFA

IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,629 positions, with the top ten at 12.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IWD

IWD tracks the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.5% with distributions reinvested, against +27.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 871 positions, with the top ten at 29.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or IWD?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and IWD +27.5%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or IWD?
IEFA is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEFA and IWD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEFA and 90% of IWD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
IEFA on its own →IWD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEFA dividend history →IEFA holdings →IWD dividend history →IWD holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEFA and IWD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEFA ↗
IWD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWD ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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